The BrandFrançois-Paul Journe started his career restoring antique clocks and pocket watches in his uncle's workshop. By 1999, when he founded his Geneva manufacture, he had already built a planetarium, a variety of tourbillons and experimented with resonance, developing a reputation for solving mechanical problems that larger houses had quietly set aside. He is, by most accounts, the most consequential independent watchmaker working today. That is not a small thing to say, and the market reflects it.This makes buying a Journe genuinely complicated. Demand is high. Supply has never been quicker snatched up. The secondary market is active but requires patience and some knowledge of which references reward it. This guide is designed to give you that knowledge, so you feel confident when you browse for your next timepiece to know what to research.